GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 194

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 194

1931) Housing shortages in Brazil mean that about 25 million people live, in sprawling shanty towns (slums) called that __________ surround the big cities.
A) favelas
B) squatter settlements
C) sprawls
D) ravelas

Answer: favelas
   
1932) Brazil today supplies 85% of the world's juice, exporting, it mainly to the USA and Europe.
A) pineapple
B) mango
C) apple
D) orange

Answer: orange
   
1933) Assertion (A) In Europe lowlands. the general rainfall is 50 to 100 cm ' per year, but is sufficient for a wide range of crops.
Reason (R) The mild temperatures and high atmospheric humidity reduce the rate of evapotranspiration.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1934) Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan is in Island.
A) Hokkaido
B) Honshu
C) Kyushu
D) Shikoku

Answer: Honshu
   
1935) Which of the following is correct order about ethnic composition of Canada?
A) British (34%) French (26%) Other European (20%) Asiatic (2%) Native American (2%)
B) French (34%) British (26%) Other European (20%) Asiatic (2%) Native American (2%)
C) Other European (34%) British (26%) French (20%) Asiatic (2%), Native American (2%)
D) French (34%) British (26%) Nam American (20%), Other European (2%), Asiatic (2%)

Answer: British (34%) French (26%) Other European (20%) Asiatic (2%) Native American (2%)

1936) The mineral rich province of which country produces 90% of the country's oil output?
A) Yukon
B) Manitoba
C) Quebec
D) Alberta

Answer: Alberta
   
1937) Mount Fujiyama, the highest point in Japan is in
A) Hokkaido
B) Shikoku
C) Kyushu
D) Honshu

Answer: Honshu
   
1938) Identify the correct decreasing order of population density in Europe.
A) Monaco, Malta. San Marino, Netherlands
B) Monaco. Malta, Netherlands. San Marino
C) Malta, Monaco Netherlands, San Marino
D) Malta, Netherlands, Monaco. Sat Merino

Answer: Malta, Netherlands, Monaco. Sat Merino
   
1939) Identify the wrong statement.
A) The Japanese call their country NIPPON. 'the land of the rising Sun'
B) Zen Buddhism is a branch of Buddhism that emphasises the need for meditation
C) The Kurile islands are administered by Japan
D) Kyushu is the most Southerly old main islands of Japan

Answer: The Kurile islands are administered by Japan
   
1940) Ryukyus islands lie between Japan and
A) South Korea
B) Russia
C) China
D) Taiwan

Answer: Taiwan